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Julien Girard

@juliengirard.space

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astronomer, scientist and coronagraphist at STScI, exoplanet portraitist, extreme turophile, father, grumpy urban farmer hobbyist he/him views EN FR ES my own linktr.ee/juliengirard 🦋 🐘 @djulik on 🦤

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Julien Girard @juliengirard.space · 05/12/2025

The CHesapeake bay area EXOplanet Meeting #CHEXO12 has started @jhuapl.bsky.social with a nice and big crowd despite the snow! www.chexo.org #exoplanets

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Julien Girard @juliengirard.space · 10/06/2025

Please watch the @aas.org Press Conference where @balmer.bsky.social presented this thrilling result: THE NEW(even if expected from astrometry)LY IMAGED, COLD (~2ºC), MATURE giant exoplanet 14 Her c with JWST/NIRCam!!! Congrats Daniella, William and the whole team 😀 www.youtube.com/live/Z7niXAH...

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Julien Girard @juliengirard.space · 26/03/2025

Actually with captions

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Julien Girard @juliengirard.space · 26/03/2025

I could not help it… (note, the top picture was taken in Jura, France by the weather forecast group a météo franc-comtoise)

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Julien Girard @juliengirard.space · 17/03/2025

, using the long wavelength bar (or wedge) occulter at its narrowest end to be able to recover planet e (the closest one) and also be able to get those new colors, only available from space. 2/n

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Julien Girard @juliengirard.space · 26/02/2025

I met @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social during his first visit of Paranal in May 2017. I was just getting up after many observing nights, going to the gym probably.. Christine was the head of logistics. It's cool when talented artists visit, I miss that (and the southern skies, the colleagues @eso.org).

Photo taken in May 2017 at the Residencia of the Paranal Observatory in Northern Chile
Julien Girard, ESO Astronomer (2009-2017)
Christine Desbordes, Head of Department Logistics & Facilities management at the Paranal Observatory (2016-2020)
Steven Wilson, Musician

https://www.juliengirard.space/
https://www.eso.org/public/france/blog/environmental-footprint/?lang
https://stevenwilsonhq.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Wilson

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Julien Girard @juliengirard.space · 22/02/2025

Drive to Goddard today, had a meeting about the Roman Coronagraph with an esteemed colleague, discussed awesome Webb observation with another amazing collaborator, ate at a Greek food truck and finally went to see the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope in the high-bay clean room. 1/2

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Julien Girard @juliengirard.space · 28/01/2025

oops, the default transparent background isn't ideal for 🦋 @nasaromantelescope.bsky.social

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Julien Girard @juliengirard.space · 28/01/2025

I was sick of deactivated QR codes (from free generators) so with the help of chatGPT I made one and posted it on Github, there is a prompt version too and you can include a logo. github.com/juliengirard... QR codes of the #RomanCoronagraph Community Interest Survey (< March 1st) and Primer

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Julien Girard @juliengirard.space · 13/01/2025

At 6pm I will be presenting a hyperwall talk about the Roman Coronagraph #AAS245

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Julien Girard @juliengirard.space · 12/01/2025

#ExoPAG31 National Harbor

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Julien Girard @juliengirard.space · 26/09/2023

Mental health 101 on my door at #STScI Thank you to #TheAVAM for having such an awesome store with good little goodies like this. So far, mostly managers came to press the button 🤔 #ForFun #ForReal #TedLasso

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Julien Girard @juliengirard.space · 25/08/2023

I’m lost, too many new platforms. I miss Facebook of 2008-2012 without all the garbage sponsored posts and with the excitement of finding new/old friends. Also I love you astronomers but I want more than you otherwise we have slack and astrodon.

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